Essay Writing Flashcards

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Il y en a qui pensent que

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Some people think

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On entend souvent dire que

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It is often said that

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Tout le monde s’accorde à penser que

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Everyone agrees that

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Il est généralement admis que

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It is generally agreed that

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5
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Il est bien connu que

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It is well known that

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Il convient donc d’examiner

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We should therefore examine

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7
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La question est donc de savoir

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The question therefore is

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8
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On ne peut pas renier le fait que

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One can’t deny the fact that

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9
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Il est évident que

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It is obvious that

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10
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Examinons à présent

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Let’s now examine

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La première constatation qui s’impose c’est que

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The first point to note is that

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La première remarque importante que l’on peut faire est

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The first important remark one can make is that

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13
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Commençons d’abord par examiner

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Let us begin by examining

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14
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En premier lieu examinons

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First of all let us examine

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15
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Prenons comme point de départ

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Let us start with

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16
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Il convient tout d’abord de se pencher sur

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Let us first of all turn our attention to

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17
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Pour illustrer l’étendue du problème, il suffit de

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To illustrate the extent of the problem, we only need to

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18
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Il est à noter que

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It is to be noted that

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19
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On sait déjà que

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We already know that

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20
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Plus important encore

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More important still

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21
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A noter également que

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It should also be noted that

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22
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Il faut compter aussi avec

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One should also mention

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23
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Si on ajoute à cela le fait que

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If we add to that the fact that

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24
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On voit bien l’intérêt que l’on peut avoir à

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One can see the benefits there are in

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25
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L’un des autres risques est que

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One of the other risks is that

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26
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Tout d’abord

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First of all

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27
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En premier lieu

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First of all

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28
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Pour commencer

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To start off with

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29
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Premièrement

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Firstly

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30
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Dans un premier temps

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At first, to begin with

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31
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Donc

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therefore

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32
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Ensuite

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Next

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33
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De plus

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In addition

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34
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En outre

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Furthermore

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35
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Qui plus est

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What is more

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36
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De surcroît

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Moreover

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37
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A ceci s’ajoute

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To this can be added

38
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Encore

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Also

39
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En deuxième lieu

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Secondly

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Par ailleurs

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In addition

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D’ailleurs

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Besides, moreover

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Pour finir

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To finish up with

43
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En dernier lieu

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Lastly

44
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Enfin

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Finally

45
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Pour terminer

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To finish up with

46
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Quant à

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As for

47
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Finalement

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Finally

48
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car

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for, because

49
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parce que

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because (followed by verbal expression)

50
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à cause de

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because of (followed by noun)

51
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grâce a

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thanks to

52
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puisque

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since

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être dû a

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to be due to

54
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avoir pour origine

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to be a result of

55
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trouver son origine dans

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to be a result of

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être la conséquence de

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to be a consequence of

57
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provenir de

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to stem from

58
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resulter de

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to result from

59
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cela expliquerait

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that would explain

60
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en effet

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this is because

61
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c’est pour cette raison que

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this is why

62
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c’est pour cela que

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that is why

63
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par conséquent

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consequently

64
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en conséquence

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as a consequence

65
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comme

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as, since

66
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mais

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but

67
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en fait

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in fact

68
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cependant

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however

69
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toutefois

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however

70
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à l’inverse

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by contrast

71
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par contre

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by contrast

72
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néanmoins

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nevertheless

73
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quand même

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nevertheless

74
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How do you say ‘yet’ in French?

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pourtant

75
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What does ‘pour autant’ mean?

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for all that

76
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Translate ‘be that as it may’ to French.

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quoi qu’il en soit

77
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How do you express ‘I think that’ in French?

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Je pense que

78
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What is the French phrase for ‘In my opinion’?

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A mon avis

79
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How do you say ‘As far as I’m concerned’ in French?

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Pour ma part

80
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Translate ‘It seems to me that’ into French.

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Il me semble que

81
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What does ‘J’estime que’ mean?

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I consider that

82
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How do you express ‘I’m of the opinion that’ in French?

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Je suis d’avis que

83
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What is the French phrase for ‘I’m convinced that’?

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Je suis persuadé que

84
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How do you say ‘I agree with the idea that’ in French?

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Je suis d’accord avec l’idée que

85
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Translate ‘In conclusion, I would say that’ to French.

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En guise de conclusion, je dirais que

86
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What does ‘Tout bien réfléchi’ mean?

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All in all

87
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How do you express ‘In short’ in French?

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Somme toute

88
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What is the French phrase for ‘At the end of the day’?

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En fin de compte

89
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How do you say ‘To conclude’ in French?

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Pour conclure

90
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Translate ‘Having weighed up all the arguments, it seems to me that’ into French.

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Après avoir pesé tous les arguments, il me semble que

91
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What does ‘Etant donné ces arguments, je pense que’ mean?

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Given these arguments, I think that